by bsmith | Sep 14, 2015 | Casb Management Group Inc.
Calculating the economic impact of tightening mortgage rules by Bruce Smith It’s harder than ever for those who are self-employed to qualify for mortgages because of changes made over the past five years. These changes to the mortgage rules have been implemented by...
by bsmith | Aug 20, 2015 | Casb Management Group Inc., Rant
I have been very interested to see the polarization in London about the possibility of City Hall’s acceptance of Uber, with the service being adopted in the city without consequences. For the uninitiated, Uber allows consumers to request rides via a downloadable app...
by bsmith | Jul 29, 2015 | Casb Management Group Inc.
I was reminiscing about my first home purchase, a two bedroom, 1.5 story home in Toronto in 1983. I was a 21-year-old full-time university student at the time, but the prospect of paying rent for another year did not make much sense to someone enrolled in a business...
by bsmith | Jul 27, 2015 | Mortgages
It has now been two weeks since the most recent .25% cut to the Bank of Canada’s overnight rate. My question is “What is the impacted to you and your mortgage?” 1. Despite the .25% reduction, the Prime Rate in which banks lend money, only reduced by .15%. This is the...
by bsmith | May 14, 2015 | Casb Management Group Inc.
This article written by Bruce Smith was originally published in The Londoner’s May 14, 2015 issue. Starting your own business is the dream of many Londoners or, for that matter, many Canadians and others around the world. You have an “idea” for a business, a...
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